The more I think about the fact that WBD expects Lord of the Rings to be their answer to Star Wars, the more pathetic and cynical the whole thing comes across. I know Hollywood generally doesn’t like taking risks, especially not nowadays, but come on, a LotR expanded universe? Could you be anymore desperate?
Everything I’ve been hearing about how David Zaslav is trying to run the company has made it clear that the man has a serious case of Disney envy, and I can’t decide if that’s hilarious or sad.